How can I use goVersion.binaryPath for installing tools.

[rezigned]

In the following code. getCurrentGoRoot() always return some value. So, it always evaluates to first ternary value (i.e. path.join(...).

My question, how can I force it to use goVersion.binaryPath instead? Setting GOROOT= will do that but it'll break lot of things. Thank you.

vscode-go/src/goInstallTools.ts

Lines 239 to 241 in d1d61bc

	const goBinary = getCurrentGoRoot()
	? path.join(getCurrentGoRoot(), 'bin', correctBinname('go'))
	: goVersion.binaryPath;

[stamblerre]

One option to switch your Go installation is to set:

"go.alternateTools": {
    "go": "path/to/go",
}

One other option is to use the Go extension's built in options for managing your Go installation. On the bottom left of the VS Code window, you should see a button with your Go version listed. You can click on that button and select "Choose Go environment" to switch your Go version.

[rezigned]

Thanks @stamblerre, I've tried your options. But for some reason it doesn't work for tools installation (It works for "Install current package" though).

My guess is that. When the extension loads, it'll always set setCurrentGoRoot to whatever output from go runtime (e.g. from PATH env) go env ....
So, getCurrentGoRoot() always returns that path for tools installation.

vscode-go/src/goInstallTools.ts

Lines 494 to 497 in d1d61bc

	if (envOutput.GOROOT && envOutput.GOROOT.trim()) {
	setCurrentGoRoot(envOutput.GOROOT.trim());
	delete envOutput.GOROOT;
	}

But for Install Current Package. It uses getBinPath("go") which works fine.

vscode-go/src/goInstall.ts

Line 29 in 33339e6

const goRuntimePath = getBinPath('go');

Why we can't use getBinPath("go") for installing tools also (as shown in the question).

[stamblerre]

Ah sorry didn't see that you wanted to change the tools installation path. Does go.toolsGopath work for you?

[rezigned]

Thanks for your help! Maybe my question is not very clear. I'm not trying to change Go's tool paths.

I want Go Install/Update Tools command to use go from runtime

vscode-go/src/goInstall.ts

Line 29 in 33339e6

const goRuntimePath = getBinPath('go');

But not from

vscode-go/src/goInstallTools.ts

Lines 239 to 241 in d1d61bc

	const goBinary = getCurrentGoRoot()
	? path.join(getCurrentGoRoot(), 'bin', correctBinname('go'))
	: goVersion.binaryPath;

Not sure if it's possible.